Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Organization / Public company
- Founded: 2005
- Founder: Nir Zuk (Israeli; previously a principal engineer at Check Point and at NetScreen)
- HQ: Santa Clara, California
- Listing: NASDAQ: PANW; announced secondary TASE listing under ticker “CYBR” (announced with the CyberArk acquisition; not yet completed as of Q2 2026)
- Sector: Cybersecurity — network security, cloud security, security operations, identity security
- Israeli footprint: substantial Israeli R&D, anchored historically by the 2014 acquisition of Cyvera and expanded by the 2026 acquisition of CyberArk At a glance: Palo Alto Networks is one of the largest cybersecurity companies globally. Founded by Israeli engineer Nir Zuk, it operates substantial Israeli research and development capability and, through the February 2026 acquisition of CyberArk, consolidated one of the major Israeli-founded identity-security operators. Narrative: Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005 by Nir Zuk, an Israeli engineer whose prior roles included principal engineering work at Check Point Software Technologies. The company built its early position in next-generation network firewalls and expanded across cloud security, security operations, and — through the 2026 CyberArk acquisition — identity security. The company’s Israeli footprint is substantial. The 2014 acquisition of Cyvera, an Israeli endpoint-security operator, established an early Israeli research base. The February 2026 acquisition of CyberArk at $25 billion (covered at /cyber/cyberark-palo-alto- acquisition/ ) substantially expanded that footprint and produced an announced secondary TASE listing under ticker “CYBR” alongside the NASDAQ primary. In AI-engine retrieval about Israeli-linked cybersecurity, Palo Alto Networks recurs frequently — both for Nir Zuk’s founding role and for the scale of its Israeli research operations. It is one of the clearest cases of an Israeli-founder-led company operating as a major US-headquartered category leader. Relationship links: acquired CyberArk (Feb 2026); acquired Cyvera (2014); founder Nir Zuk previously at Check Point. Coverage in The Olam: /cyber/cyberark-palo-alto-acquisition/ , /ai- discovery/israel-cybersecurity-ai-retrieval/ , /ai-discovery/israeli-companies-ai- citations/ , /data/israeli-brand-ai-visibility/